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Belgium’s FSMA says crypto scams still account for 50% of fraud activity
Belgium’s financial regulator highlights in a recent report that crypto scams and fraudulent trading platforms still account for…
Fake Phantom wallet breaches Apple’s app store, draining crypto assets
A fake Phantom wallet on Apple’s app store is reportedly draining user funds when a user recovers their…
Crypto industry lost $572.7m to hacks and scams in Q2
In the second quarter of 2024, a total of $572.7 million in crypto was lost across 72 incidents…
Indian police crack down on $200,000 ‘Max Crypto’ ponzi scheme
A resident of Mangalore, Karnataka, has been arrested for defrauding over 50 people in a cryptocurrency ponzi scheme.…
Huge Interpol operation exposes how prolific crypto scams really are
Almost 4,000 people were arrested worldwide in a recent sting — but we’re only scratching the surface when…
Law firm impersonators target crypto scam victims, FBI alarms
The FBI has issued a public warning that fraudsters posing as lawyers are contacting crypto scam victims, promising…
MakerDAO delegate loses $11m in major phishing scam
According to Scam Sniffer, a MakerDAO governance delegate has lost $11 million in aEthMKR and Pendle USDe tokens…
Scammers target crypto exchanges with fake stablecoins on TON
Blockchain security analysts are urging crypto exchanges to scrutinize deposits closely as malicious actors escalate efforts to flood…
Ledger warns of new ‘address poisoning’ scam
Ledger took to X to reveal how crypto users are targeted by a scam known as “address poisoning.”
Crypto scammers targeting major Trump supporters
With Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of crypto, a wave of fraudsters has targeted his loyal supporters. These scammers,…